{"id":14723,"date":"2021-03-03T05:00:45","date_gmt":"2021-03-03T05:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=14723"},"modified":"2021-03-02T13:27:25","modified_gmt":"2021-03-02T13:27:25","slug":"hard-ons-the-most-australian-band-ever-feature-length-documentary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=14723","title":{"rendered":"HARD-ONS: THE MOST AUSTRALIAN BAND EVER!\u00a0FEATURE-LENGTH DOCUMENTARY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><u><em>HARD-ONS: THE MOST AUSTRALIAN BAND EVER!<\/em><\/u>\u00a0FEATURE-LENGTH DOCUMENTARY NOW IN PRODUCTION AND ACCEPTING TAX-DEDUCTABLE DONATIONS.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>DONATE NOW VIA\u00a0<u>DOCUMENTARY AUSTRALIA FOUNDATION<\/u>\u00a0AND FORCE THE ATO AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO SUPPORT AUSTRALIA\u2019S MOST INFLUENTIAL PUNK BAND OF THE \u201880\u2019S AND BEYOND!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI fucken love the Hard-Ons!\u201d \u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<u>Eamon (The Chats)<\/u><\/em><br \/>\n<em>\u201c(The Hard-Ons) opened my eyes to a whole new world!\u201d \u2013\u00a0<u>Ian Haug (Powderfinger)<\/u><\/em><br \/>\n<em>\u201cThey absolutely changed everything for me!\u201d \u2013\u00a0<u>Adalita (Magic Dirt)<\/u><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/489734117?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen title=\"Hard-Ons: the Most Australian Band Ever! DAF trailer\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u>Living Eyes<\/u>\u00a0films is pleased to announce that its forthcoming production\u00a0<u><em>Hard-Ons:\u00a0The Most Australian Band Ever!<\/em><\/u>, has been accepted by\u00a0<u>Documentary Australia Foundation<\/u>\u00a0for its fiscal support program, which provides filmmakers a portal through which they can solicit donations, at all stages of documentary development, production, post-production, outreach and impact campaigns.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/facebook.us4.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=7468cc72c4dbd0d828cf87a0a&amp;id=bef0bfc1d9&amp;e=348f99dea7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Fans are encouraged to visit the film\u2019s page on DAF\u2019s website<\/a>;\u00a0and while there no rewards for contributors (except a thanks in credits), all contributions are tax-deductible. The announcement follows\u00a0<u>Screen Australia<\/u>\u2019s decision to give the film seed funding.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u201cHard-Ons are trailblazers!\u201d \u2013 J<u>ello Biafra (Dead Kennedys)<\/u><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/FIRST-BAND-PHOTO.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-14725 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/FIRST-BAND-PHOTO-300x219.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/FIRST-BAND-PHOTO-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/FIRST-BAND-PHOTO-768x560.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/FIRST-BAND-PHOTO-1024x747.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/FIRST-BAND-PHOTO-1140x831.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>One of Australia\u2019s most loved and influential bands from the mid-\u201880s through to now,\u00a0<u>the Hard-Ons<\/u>\u00a0came out of the multi-cultural South-West Sydney suburb Punchbowl and quickly won a large following nationally with their irreverent attitude and catchy, noisy high energy sound. Appearing on the Radio Birdman-influenced Sydney scene of the early \u201880s and preceding the punk-pop boom of the \u201890s, the Hard-Ons were a musical bridge and became a punk and alternative music sensation, blowing open doors by incorporating disparate elements &#8211; like a range of metal styles, from glam to thrash &#8211; which were previously unheard in Australian punk. \u00a0All the while they were forced to push through other barriers; barriers that appeared because of their mixed ethnicity \u2013 Ray was born in Korea to Korean parents and Keish was born in Sri Lanka to Sri Lankan parents, while Peter Black was born here of Croatian parents \u2013 and their willfully transgressive and irreverent nature, which was typified by their name, and by Ray\u2019s outrageous artwork.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cHard-Ons are the nicest guys!\u201d \u2013\u00a0<u>Dave Grohl (Nirvana\/Foo Fighters)<\/u><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Hard-Ons-COLOUR.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-14726 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Hard-Ons-COLOUR-300x223.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Hard-Ons-COLOUR-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Hard-Ons-COLOUR-768x571.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Hard-Ons-COLOUR-1024x761.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Hard-Ons-COLOUR-1140x848.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>In their prime, the Hard-Ons shared bills with the likes of the Ramones and Nirvana and appeared on numerous Big Days Out. They scored a never-bettered 17 consecutive number 1s on the Australian independent charts and in 1989 were the only Australian band still based in Australia to hit the top 5 in the NME charts (the only Australian artist to have achieved that &#8211; Nick Cave and the Go-Betweens \u2013 had both been UK-based). \u00a0Still an ongoing proposition, despite break-ups and the formation of other bands (Ray &amp; Blackie\u2019s other ongoing band Nunchukka Superfly) and, in\u00a0Blackie\u2019s case, a solo career, the Hard-Ons undertook their 19<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0European tour in 2018, when they played the massive metal festival Hellfest, alongside Judas Priest, Iron Maiden and Joan Jett. Soon to celebrate 40 years together (yes they started\u00a0<em>very<\/em>\u00a0young), they are currently recording their 13th album.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI love the Hard-Ons! It was an honour to tour with them!\u201d \u2013\u00a0<u>Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers)<\/u><\/em><\/p>\n<p><u><em>Hard-Ons:\u00a0The Most Australian Band Ever!<\/em><\/u><em>\u00a0<\/em>is being made with the group\u2019s participation. Hard-Ons bassplayer and spokesperson Ray Ahn says:\u00a0<em>\u201c<\/em><em>The Hard-Ons are extremely pleased to be having a documentary made about us, by professionals that know our band musically, spiritually and ideologically, very well. We are honoured and flattered. We look forward to the finished film in great anticipation. We want our story told.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><u>Living Eyes<\/u>\u00a0principal and the film\u2019s director\u00a0<u>Jonathan Sequeira<\/u>\u00a0adds: \u00a0<em>\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to be making this film about one of the most important bands in Australia, and a terrific bunch of people. Hard-Ons are a band that everyone in Australia should know about and be proud of. It\u2019s great to get some initial Screen Australia seed funding, but it\u2019s not easy or cheap making movies and we need your support. DAF is a great organisation, and all contributions are tax-deductible plus you get your name on the big screen!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PROMO-PHOTO-BW.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-14727 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PROMO-PHOTO-BW-300x245.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PROMO-PHOTO-BW-300x245.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PROMO-PHOTO-BW-768x628.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PROMO-PHOTO-BW-1024x838.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PROMO-PHOTO-BW-1140x933.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Director and producer Sequeira\u2019s first film \u2013 and Living Eyes\u2019 first film &#8211; was the internationally acclaimed documentary\u00a0<u><em>Descent In The Maelstrom: The Radio Birdman Story<\/em><\/u>, about the iconic punk-era Sydney band. He directed and co-produced another internationally acclaimed feature\u00a0<u><em>Waiting: The Van Duren<\/em>\u00a0<em>Story<\/em><\/u>\u00a0(about the long-lost Memphis power popper) with producer Wade Jackson, and now the two have teamed up again, together with an additional co-producer Nalini Sequeira, as Living Eyes returns to Aussie punk and alternative music with\u00a0<u><em>Hard-Ons: The Most Australian Band Ever!<\/em><\/u><\/p>\n<p>Over the years, the Hard-Ons have won the vocal support of artists like Dave Grohl, Henry Rollins and Jello Biafra. They\u2019ve influenced subsequent generations of punk bands \u2013 from the Meanies to Frenzal Rhomb to Private Function \u2013 as well as a wide ranging groundswell of Australian alternative artists \u2013 from Spiderbait to You Am I to Silverchair to Regurgitator to Magic Dirt to Powderfinger to the Dirty Three to the Chats \u2013 each of whom has been inspired by the Hard-Ons\u2019 energy, free spirit, and uncompromising dedication.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIconic. Totemic&#8230; The Hard-Ons are everything.\u201d \u2013\u00a0<u>Tim Rogers (You Am I)<\/u><\/em><br \/>\n<em>\u201cHard-Ons were and still are amazing\u201d \u2013 Warren Ellis\u00a0<u>(Dirty Three\/Nick Cave &amp; The Bad Seeds)<\/u><\/em><br \/>\n<em>\u201c(They) should be in the ARIA Hall of Fame!\u201d \u2013\u00a0<u>Dave Faulkner (Hoodoo Gurus)<\/u><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/facebook.us4.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=7468cc72c4dbd0d828cf87a0a&amp;id=5a775428f6&amp;e=348f99dea7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Hard-Ons: the Most Australian Band Ever! | Documentary Australia Foundation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hardons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a><br \/>\n<u><strong><em>Hard-Ons:\u00a0 The Most Australian Band Ever!<\/em>\u00a0is expected to be released in 2022.<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HARD-ONS: THE MOST AUSTRALIAN BAND EVER!\u00a0FEATURE-LENGTH DOCUMENTARY NOW IN PRODUCTION AND ACCEPTING TAX-DEDUCTABLE DONATIONS. 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